Rod Capper Guitars
In this episode I talk to Rod Capper and get to completely re-think some of the things I thought I knew about guitar construction. Rodโs years of experimentation have brought him to some interesting conclusions.
Rod Capper has been making classical guitars near Auckland for 35 years. I was interested in discussing the conflict between tradition and innovation in the classical guitar making world. I got way more than I bargained for. Rod’s constant experimentation has led him to some interesting conclusions and caused me to re-think my view of how guitars work. http://www.capperguitars.com/
Hi all, some of you will know how keen I am on NZ made musical gear. We have world class makers here in Aotearoa and the World needs to know about them.
Rather than just having a good moan Iโve been trying to think of ways I can help. After many conversations with other small manufacturers Iโve come up with an idea. Iโm starting a series of YouTube videos where I chat with NZ makers so we can all get to know them a little better.
I figure that seeing and hearing the person behind the product, hearing their story, their philosophy, will help promote what they do beyond just their website. Some of these makers you may not even have heard of. Itโs a very simple format, just recording a Skype conversation.
There is some editing mainly cutting out my own waffle but I do try and keep edits to a minimum. I am not a professional presenter Iโm just an ordinary bloke working with what Iโve got and this is way out of my comfort zone but I hope youโll find the content interesting.
Iโve called the series โMrGlyn Meets Your Makerโ. In episode #1 Iโm talking with Aiden from Archetype Guitars in Palmerston North who very graciously agreed to go first. If these videos go any way towards you considering buying NZ made then Iโve succeeded.
Thanks to Rod Capper for his help with this episode.
Please share, link to, subscribe and spread the word, thatโs how you can help. Thanks, Glyn. โ https://mrglynspickups.com/ https://mrglynspickups.com/
